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if you're not educated, you can't take advantage of that opportunity. >> you know, 50 years after the march on washington, one of the questions is how much longer the government should give special treatment to minorities? back in 2003 then justice sandra day o'connor was the swing vote upholding continued racial preference necessary college tuition. she said that should end back then in 25 years. she backed off that 25-year deadline. but at some point does affirmative action, does special treatment need to end? >> i think president obama addressed that before saying perhaps we should be looking more at economic inequality. we've made a lot of progress. obviously, we have an african-american president, a lot of people in high positions. pew asked americans how much progress they thought we made. only 45% thought we made real progress toward racial equality. african-americans are 32%. i think americans seem to be in agreement we have a long way to go. the march on washington was also about jobs. it was a march for jobs and freedom. pew also found for the past six decades african-americ
if you're not educated, you can't take advantage of that opportunity. >> you know, 50 years after the march on washington, one of the questions is how much longer the government should give special treatment to minorities? back in 2003 then justice sandra day o'connor was the swing vote upholding continued racial preference necessary college tuition. she said that should end back then in 25 years. she backed off that 25-year deadline. but at some point does affirmative action, does...
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>>> stop and educate. stop and house. stop and choose schools over jails. keep dreaming! >> that was the reverend jesse jackson speaking to the thousands who have come together at the national mall in washington, dc this morning to mark the 50th anniversary of martin luther king, jr.'s 1963 march on washington. several speakers are addressing that crowd, and will then walk the half mile from the lincoln memorial to the martin luther king, jr. memorial. among the speakers this morning, is the country's first african american u.s. attorney general eric holder. >> we recognize that we are forever bound to one another and that we stand united by the work that lies ahead and by the journey that still stretches before us. >> free at last! free at last! thank god almighty, we are free at last! >> it was in 1963 that martin luther king, jr. gave that famous "i have a dream" speech. organizers say they hope today's event will inspire people to educate themselves about modern day civil rights struggles. >>> meanwhile, in the bay area, there are some events for residents wanting to
>>> stop and educate. stop and house. stop and choose schools over jails. keep dreaming! >> that was the reverend jesse jackson speaking to the thousands who have come together at the national mall in washington, dc this morning to mark the 50th anniversary of martin luther king, jr.'s 1963 march on washington. several speakers are addressing that crowd, and will then walk the half mile from the lincoln memorial to the martin luther king, jr. memorial. among the speakers this...
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just how much the cost of a public college education has gone up over the years, i'm working on that for you at 8:15. ktvu channel 2 news. >> 7:16. on monday a former united airlines flight attendant will plead guilty to making bomb threats. admits he made phone calls claiming there was a bomb. pay a quarter million dollars in restitution. united says it lost that much money because of those threats. his attorney says he was upset with the airline because it wouldn't investigate charges he was sexually harassed on the job. >>> if you live in the east bay, don't be alarmed if you get an emergency alert next week. on wednesday august 28th, contra costa county is testing phone emergency notification system. now, the tests follow that problem with the system last month when alerts were sent out to people who did not live near a gas leak in alamo. it told them to evacuate. the test messages are being sent to neighborhoods in richmond, crocket, martinez and pittsburg. >> getting your car stolen can be a traumatizing experience. but in san francisco, recovering that stolen vehicle could be
just how much the cost of a public college education has gone up over the years, i'm working on that for you at 8:15. ktvu channel 2 news. >> 7:16. on monday a former united airlines flight attendant will plead guilty to making bomb threats. admits he made phone calls claiming there was a bomb. pay a quarter million dollars in restitution. united says it lost that much money because of those threats. his attorney says he was upset with the airline because it wouldn't investigate charges...
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their lives and education have been disrupted, and they're very concerned that the children could become a lost generation. >>> for the first time, we're hearing from the little girl who's double lung transplant changed federal transplant laws. sara suffers from cystic fibrosis. she received the double transplant after a land mark ruling, that allows children under the age of 12 to be a priority on adult lung transplant lists. now she is breathing without the help of a machine. >> do you feel like you're a tough little girl? >> yes, very. >> doctors say sara could be released from the hospital as early as tomorrow. >>> the price just went up on the warriors new arena by $40 million. >> the price of winning over the team has gone up in san francisco. what we learned today about new cost estimates for a new arena in the city. >> a neighborhood on alert. >> a vigil for a city owned camp burned by the rim fire. >> a neighborhood on alert. the unusual excuse burglars are using to get inside people's homes. >>> the golden state warriors plan for a new arena on the san francisco waterfront is n
their lives and education have been disrupted, and they're very concerned that the children could become a lost generation. >>> for the first time, we're hearing from the little girl who's double lung transplant changed federal transplant laws. sara suffers from cystic fibrosis. she received the double transplant after a land mark ruling, that allows children under the age of 12 to be a priority on adult lung transplant lists. now she is breathing without the help of a machine....
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anywhere from 15-25 miles per hour for the windsier spots education pegged along the coast and the bay. 62 along the coastline for the afternoon. low 70s for the bay. 80s expected inland. a pleasant afternoon with is sunshine. i want to ton on storm tracker 2. see the sweeper going by. no rain am little bit perhaps falling north of fairfield. at home, a little bit of patchy drizzle reported at times inch too the . we are end joying plenty of sunshine. the system here, going to continue north and east. most of the rain over northern california and oregon. for us, expect temperatures outside, 68 degrees concord. 67 livemore. it's moist. the dew points are up this morning. by the afternoon, another nice day. 79 napa. 77 sanoma. 77 kentfield. 78 santa rosa. 60s along the east bay. 69 oakland. 77 san jose. nice day to be hanging along the coast in santa cruz. 70 san bruno. 64 san francisco. hang along the embarcadero or the giants game. extended forecast, temperatures will be creeping upward in to the workweek. running cool for this time of year. temperatures getting back seasonal average,
anywhere from 15-25 miles per hour for the windsier spots education pegged along the coast and the bay. 62 along the coastline for the afternoon. low 70s for the bay. 80s expected inland. a pleasant afternoon with is sunshine. i want to ton on storm tracker 2. see the sweeper going by. no rain am little bit perhaps falling north of fairfield. at home, a little bit of patchy drizzle reported at times inch too the . we are end joying plenty of sunshine. the system here, going to continue north...
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. >>> president obama will be on the road talking about college education. it includes stops in new york and pennsylvania. the ktvu collette campbell from the washington, d.c. newsroom. president is proposing how to make college accountable and affordable. >> president obama wants to create a system. it will be based on measures, tuition, graduation rates and debt and income of graduates and how many low-income students are enrolled in the schools. by 2018, he hopes it will be tied to financial aid. students with larger rates of colleges will receive more affordable loans. that move will require new legislation in congress. right now it's based on the number of students enrolled in a college regardless of the graduation rate or how much student debt grows much the white house says the average graduating senior in california has over $19,000 in student debt. just how much the cost of public colleges has gone up, i'm working on that story for you and will have it. >>> and the government is continuing to attack rebel held areas near da masscas. it follows an at
. >>> president obama will be on the road talking about college education. it includes stops in new york and pennsylvania. the ktvu collette campbell from the washington, d.c. newsroom. president is proposing how to make college accountable and affordable. >> president obama wants to create a system. it will be based on measures, tuition, graduation rates and debt and income of graduates and how many low-income students are enrolled in the schools. by 2018, he hopes it will be...
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>> the family after sacramento area girl who died from a severe peanut allergy is promoting allergy education to prevent other deaths. 13-year-old natalie died after biting into a snack while camping last month. now her family has established a nonprofit organization called the sunshine foundation to promote public awareness and reseven of food allergies. once of the first events will be a fund raising walk to be held september 15. >>> time 5:25. starting today, she is cal's newest star. four-time olympic gold medalist missy franklin will start classes at berkley. she's just 18 years old but she's also one of the world's top athletes. earlier this month she won a record six events at the world swimming championships in spain. >> there were things about berkley, it's probably the most unique environment i've ever been in. there's really nowhere else like it and it's so much fun. >> how about that. franklin expects to swim for two years before she turns pro and getting ready for the 2016 olympics in brazil. >>> well, going on strike, this time it is fast food workers. what they're demanding and
>> the family after sacramento area girl who died from a severe peanut allergy is promoting allergy education to prevent other deaths. 13-year-old natalie died after biting into a snack while camping last month. now her family has established a nonprofit organization called the sunshine foundation to promote public awareness and reseven of food allergies. once of the first events will be a fund raising walk to be held september 15. >>> time 5:25. starting today, she is cal's...
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of a success men toe area girl who died from a peanut allergy is turning her death into a chance to educate others. [ male announcer ] at sizzler... it's back for a limited time! fire grilled steak and golden all-you-can-eat shrimp for an incredible $9.99! only at sizzler! for an incredible $9.99! because what you dont know can hurt you.urance, what if you didn't know that it's smart to replace washing-machine hoses every five years? what if you didn't know that you might need extra coverage for more expensive items? and what if you didn't know that teen drivers are four times more likely to get into an accident? 'sup the more you know, the better you can plan for what's ahead. talk to farmers and get smarter about your insurance. ♪ we are farmers bum - pa - dum, bum - bum - bum -bum ♪ >>> a northern california family hopes we will all learn from its pain and suffering in a tragedy that involves food allergies. 13-year-old natalie giorgi died after eating a product with peanut butter. even though she spit it out, she still died a couple hours later. now the family is starting the natali
of a success men toe area girl who died from a peanut allergy is turning her death into a chance to educate others. [ male announcer ] at sizzler... it's back for a limited time! fire grilled steak and golden all-you-can-eat shrimp for an incredible $9.99! only at sizzler! for an incredible $9.99! because what you dont know can hurt you.urance, what if you didn't know that it's smart to replace washing-machine hoses every five years? what if you didn't know that you might need extra coverage...
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the department of education launched an investigation in july of last year. two recent graduates claim the schools annual apartheid week encouraged antishy metic hate speech. they concluded the protests are constitutionally protected speech. >>> 6:10 is the time right now. the u.s. is moving closer to an attack on syria. the two countries now speaking out against u.s. military intervention. >>> marking the 50th anniversary of the march on washington. the pressure on president obama as he takes the podium today. >>> good morning. right now traffic is getting busier all over the bay area including on highway 4 coming up to the willow pass grade. we will tell you where the traffic trouble spots are. >>> and in weather right now a layer of warm air compressing the marine layer. the net result dense fog that could effect your morning commute. we'll highlight the warmest day of the week and the changes you can expect for the holiday weekend. >>> these are live pictures of interfaith memorial service. if i'm not mistaken, this is dr. martin luther king's daughter. h
the department of education launched an investigation in july of last year. two recent graduates claim the schools annual apartheid week encouraged antishy metic hate speech. they concluded the protests are constitutionally protected speech. >>> 6:10 is the time right now. the u.s. is moving closer to an attack on syria. the two countries now speaking out against u.s. military intervention. >>> marking the 50th anniversary of the march on washington. the pressure on president...
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of our social and economic problems in our city today, they are directly related to a lack or formal education. >> the d.a.'s office is providing $130,000 for programs to prevent truancy at -- to schools. they are idab. wells and burton schools. >>> more kids are heading back to school. so watch out for them. some districts back in session are fremont, walnut creek, berkeley, dublin. you can get a complete list of the dates at ktvu.com. look for the back 2 school icon on the home page. >>> u.s. government agencies made 11,000 -- between 11,000 and 12,000 data requests. facebook supplied information in 79% of the cases saying they were obligated by law to do it. the total request from countries outside of the u.s., about 14,000. facebook says it refused all requests from some countries like egypt. they granted 84% of the requests that came from taiwan. nissan has turned one of its electric cars into a model that can drive itself. yep. nissan says it's working with stanford and other major universities on the technology for autonomous cars. the company says it will have more than one self-drivin
of our social and economic problems in our city today, they are directly related to a lack or formal education. >> the d.a.'s office is providing $130,000 for programs to prevent truancy at -- to schools. they are idab. wells and burton schools. >>> more kids are heading back to school. so watch out for them. some districts back in session are fremont, walnut creek, berkeley, dublin. you can get a complete list of the dates at ktvu.com. look for the back 2 school icon on the home...
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contingent tornadoes are telling the daily -- educators are telling the daily review students are benefiting by spending extra time after class with volunteer tutors in subjects like english and math. the first center opened in 2011. test scores in some subjects jumped by 10%. on our web site, ktvu.com, we have an entire section dedicated to heading back to school. it includes the start date for school and how you can save money on back to school shopping. >>> it is 7:10. are you ready for next week's bay bridge closure. we'll break down the trouble spots and how an out of state company is helping local drivers avoid gridlock. >>> while the firefighters are struggling to contain the rim fire, there's grim news from washington d.c., with the national forest service has to do to find enough money to fight all the fires now burning across the country. >>> well, the traffic started off not doing very well. there ever been some improvements, we'll tell you where those are and how the bridges look. >>> gray skies out there, and cool temperatures to mild temps, we cooled down yesterday. will we fin
contingent tornadoes are telling the daily -- educators are telling the daily review students are benefiting by spending extra time after class with volunteer tutors in subjects like english and math. the first center opened in 2011. test scores in some subjects jumped by 10%. on our web site, ktvu.com, we have an entire section dedicated to heading back to school. it includes the start date for school and how you can save money on back to school shopping. >>> it is 7:10. are you ready...
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the family of a sacramento area girl who died from a severe peanut allergy is promoting allergy education to prevent other deaths. 13-year-old natalie dorgiy died after biting into a snack last month. her family has established a foundation to promote public awareness and research of food allergies. one of the first events will be a fund-raising walk held on september 15th. a former employee of the center to the arts in walnut creek has pled guilty to child sex abuse charges. 27-year-old jason pedrosa is accused of sexually assaulting two underaged girls last year. he was a part-time city employee works as an assistant for the children's theater company. the investigation found other workers acted appropriately and were allowed to return to work. he's expected to be sentenced toth 0 and could face more charges connected to a case in san mateo county. >>> we've had team coverage for you of the bay bridge closure since 4:30. sal is coming back. one final look at the bridge shut down and our morning commute. >>> welcome back. it was ate years ago -- eight years ago today, that hurricane katr
the family of a sacramento area girl who died from a severe peanut allergy is promoting allergy education to prevent other deaths. 13-year-old natalie dorgiy died after biting into a snack last month. her family has established a foundation to promote public awareness and research of food allergies. one of the first events will be a fund-raising walk held on september 15th. a former employee of the center to the arts in walnut creek has pled guilty to child sex abuse charges. 27-year-old jason...
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the president's would-day plus tour comes as a new department of education report finds that for the first time ever a majority of undergraduates are receiving some kind of federal financial aid with a record number of students taking out loans and a record number defaulting on those loans. we are back with dan henninger. "wall street journal" assistant editorial base editor james freeman and editorial writer alicia finley join the panel. jails, for five years i have been listening to president say he is making college more affordable and now tells us it is unaffordable. >> got to pay close attention. he has done the big tour saying there's a plan dash plan making college easier to afford and now we hear that we can't afford the trillion dollars of student loejs out there. of course, you remember three years ago he put law a plan to increase federal balance sheet bay trillion dollar. >> with student loans. what's going on? what's the politics here? >> well, i think people are hoping that basic economics will -- now that it is asserting itself will be appreciated by the white house. y
the president's would-day plus tour comes as a new department of education report finds that for the first time ever a majority of undergraduates are receiving some kind of federal financial aid with a record number of students taking out loans and a record number defaulting on those loans. we are back with dan henninger. "wall street journal" assistant editorial base editor james freeman and editorial writer alicia finley join the panel. jails, for five years i have been listening to...
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but i'll check with the department of education. and i'll make sure my team gets your e-mail so that you get a personal answer from the secretary. all right? okay. all right. i've got one last question. i want to make sure it's a student. are you a student? >> maybe. >> maybe doesn't count. if he said maybe -- >> i am. >> you are? okay. this young man right here. i just wanted to make sure. he might have been a young-looking professor. >> mr. president, i'm danny, a student here. my question is you spoke upon increasing financial aid for college students. however, i feel that with the competitive job market, a bachelor's would not be enough to secure a job. my question is will any of these funds go towards grad school programs or strictly limited to undergraduation education? >> first of all, a good undergraduate education means you are much more employable and you're much more likely to get a job. each additional chunk of education that you get, if done well, if you're getting good value, is going to enhance your marketability. we
but i'll check with the department of education. and i'll make sure my team gets your e-mail so that you get a personal answer from the secretary. all right? okay. all right. i've got one last question. i want to make sure it's a student. are you a student? >> maybe. >> maybe doesn't count. if he said maybe -- >> i am. >> you are? okay. this young man right here. i just wanted to make sure. he might have been a young-looking professor. >> mr. president, i'm danny,...
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and higher education. now, here's the challenge. at the time when higher education has never been more important, and when i say higher education, i mean two year, four year, technical colleges, it doesn't all have to be four-year traditional bachelor of arts or sciences. at a time when that's never been more important, college has never been more expensive. in fact what you've seen is that over the last three decades, the cost of higher education has gone up 260% at a time when family incomes have gone up about 16%. so i'm not a math major. there probably is some here. but if you've got one line going up 260% and another line going up 16%, you start getting a bigger and bigger gap and what's happened as a consequence is that either college has become out of reach for too many people, or young people are being loaded up with more and more debt. now, we've tried to close that gap. when i came into office, we reformed our financial aid system so the student loan programs were being run through banks, and ban
and higher education. now, here's the challenge. at the time when higher education has never been more important, and when i say higher education, i mean two year, four year, technical colleges, it doesn't all have to be four-year traditional bachelor of arts or sciences. at a time when that's never been more important, college has never been more expensive. in fact what you've seen is that over the last three decades, the cost of higher education has gone up 260% at a time when family incomes...
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>> what he's going to do is start ranking colleges as to how much educational bang for the buck they offer to -- if you're a college or university and you're doing a good job, they will award you more funding, and if you're not doing a good job, they will take away funding. i hope that the obama administration realizes that -- academic leftists and people on the right who don't like government interference saying this is not another industry that washington ought to take over. >> he is an optimist, isn't he, that that's going to happen? that's why we love you, james. >> there is a problem, parents are finally pushing back against the incredible cost that they have been paying for all these years. so finally the fat is in the fire and the question is who's going to get to the solution quicker t president, the government or the private sector? >> does the president's plan have a chance to work, do you think? >> the problem is that the president's plan is essentially to allow these students to forgive their loans after ten years. that's his income based repayment plan. >> if you decide
>> what he's going to do is start ranking colleges as to how much educational bang for the buck they offer to -- if you're a college or university and you're doing a good job, they will award you more funding, and if you're not doing a good job, they will take away funding. i hope that the obama administration realizes that -- academic leftists and people on the right who don't like government interference saying this is not another industry that washington ought to take over. >> he...
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ended funds that these souls for education and. it's not enough to cover all this they did they disclose that on the trees so dust that the good in some but you do inflicting it was gotten out and the owners promised to do it but definitely it come to help us. what do you think would be kind of prize for americans and the west in general to realize that big noting with violence is actually extremely counterproductive to the our own national interests whenever they're really in all there are laws intervene in any of the middle eastern countries be created all the create a fade state and went about it is a failed state this is the best place for actually i think a lot of guys asian to establish bases. we speak your language as anybody will or not a day in. the music programs and documentaries in spanish matters to you breaking news a little turn a tip angles keep these stories. for you here. then surely i'll teach spanish to find out more visit actuality. lead. more news today boylan says once again flared up. these are the images th
ended funds that these souls for education and. it's not enough to cover all this they did they disclose that on the trees so dust that the good in some but you do inflicting it was gotten out and the owners promised to do it but definitely it come to help us. what do you think would be kind of prize for americans and the west in general to realize that big noting with violence is actually extremely counterproductive to the our own national interests whenever they're really in all there are...
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education in. it's not enough to cover all just the. trees so that the good in some but redoing for me to. go to not only has promised to do it but definitely it come to help us. please please. please. click on your. computer. pleasure to have you with us here on our team today i'm researcher. lip . when i return home from school i read a little and then go to the river to get water then i go to the forest to gather wood and then i cook. or have a lot of chores and can't study during the day i usually study at night. that's it don't you know i study with a flashlight because the community has no electricity. it's difficult studying that way. sometimes someone needs a flashlight and i have to wait until they finish. and that makes it difficult for me to study. and so i wish we had electricity's so i could study comfortably. in the future i want to become a useful person. i want to become a nurse. citizens of the new state of god gather all the celebration marking their day of freedom from colonialism what was once the gold coast a britis
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education generally. not enough colleges have been able to cut back on their costs, so what happens -- what happens if costs are going up, incomes are flat, and the state actually reduces its support for higher education? well, what you end up with is students had to pick up the tab. families had to pick up the tab. and taxpayers have to pick up the tab in the form of more and more financial assistance. and that's what's happened. the average student who borrows for college now graduates owing more than $26,000. but a lot of folks will owe a lot more than that. i get letters from people who have $100,000 worth of debt. i've got -- young people have got $120,000 worth of debt. and they may be working as teachers. they may be doing really important work. they may be working as researchers. but they can't pay off that kind of debt. so what's ending up happening is students end up facing a choice that they should never have to make. either they say no to college which means that they're going to be paying the
education generally. not enough colleges have been able to cut back on their costs, so what happens -- what happens if costs are going up, incomes are flat, and the state actually reduces its support for higher education? well, what you end up with is students had to pick up the tab. families had to pick up the tab. and taxpayers have to pick up the tab in the form of more and more financial assistance. and that's what's happened. the average student who borrows for college now graduates owing...
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furthermore a black college educated couple where both sides work, they outearn a white educated couple. regarding education, then all of us ought to be in favor of vouchers to allow inner city parents who want to put their kids into a much better school, not until like the d.c. hope scholarship programs that unfortunately president obama and the democrats are shutting down. >> bob, what's your take on that? i've heard this. >> my area -- this is not complicated. education is available to any african-american who wants to pursue it. the opportunities to get an education and a degree is there. education does not guarantee you success, as much as access to capital guarantees you an opportunity. so to me, i would much rather fight for a change in the tax code to move the flow of capital in the hands of minority businessmen and women than i would worrying about pouring more money -- we have spent more money on educating african-americans over the centuries that we have been here than any time in this history, yet unemployment has remained for 50 years, blacks double that of whites. the weal
furthermore a black college educated couple where both sides work, they outearn a white educated couple. regarding education, then all of us ought to be in favor of vouchers to allow inner city parents who want to put their kids into a much better school, not until like the d.c. hope scholarship programs that unfortunately president obama and the democrats are shutting down. >> bob, what's your take on that? i've heard this. >> my area -- this is not complicated. education is...
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and that is the soaring cost of higher education. everybody knows you need a college education. on the other hand, college has never been more expensive. over the past three decades, the average tuition at a public four year college has gone up by more than 250%. 250%. now, a typical family's income has only gone up 16%. think about that. tuition's gone up 250%, income gone up 16%. that's a big gap. now, it's true that a lot of universities have tried to provide financial aid and work study programs and so not every student, in fact, most students are probably not paying the sticker price of tuition. we understand that. but what we also understand is that if it's going up 250 and your incomes are only going up 16, at some point, families are having to make up some of the difference. or students are having to make up some of the difference with debt. and meanwhile, over the past few years, states have been cutting back on their higher education budgets. new york's done better than a lot of states. but the fact is, we've been spending more money on prisons, less money on college.
and that is the soaring cost of higher education. everybody knows you need a college education. on the other hand, college has never been more expensive. over the past three decades, the average tuition at a public four year college has gone up by more than 250%. 250%. now, a typical family's income has only gone up 16%. think about that. tuition's gone up 250%, income gone up 16%. that's a big gap. now, it's true that a lot of universities have tried to provide financial aid and work study...
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stipulations for signing the loan agreement had an instant impact on the quality of ghana's education system. according to the country's education department in order to cover the teacher shortage alone in primary schools thirty three thousand one hundred eighty five teachers are needed this is something that will never be approved but. you're. here in northern ghana there is one trains teacher like comfort for every one hundred seventy. five students. i know you look at you you. know and again the inhabitants try to do whatever they can on their own they can teaching positions are covered by parents or volunteers. that are. here. while. we have my own interesting problem because of the. status of the. war and they can't provide that cheating with nutritionist but. when the look on plane. and there is that aggie. that's. a many. and a fund that i've been saul's for. it's not enough to cover all disks they did to disclose that on the trees so that the good in some but redoing for me it was off my at all tonight and the owner has promised to do it but definitely it come up to help us. l
stipulations for signing the loan agreement had an instant impact on the quality of ghana's education system. according to the country's education department in order to cover the teacher shortage alone in primary schools thirty three thousand one hundred eighty five teachers are needed this is something that will never be approved but. you're. here in northern ghana there is one trains teacher like comfort for every one hundred seventy. five students. i know you look at you you. know and again...
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education. somebody mentioned that. spent $2.6 trillion since the education department was founded there is not one parameter in measure of education success multiple that are worse. thomas jefferson's quote on is this -- he was the father of our modern university system. university of virginia. ou have to have an management to be involved. author e of the authorizes. allow the hrolocal eachers who love the children to make the decisions best for not kids and we are succeeding. today the a.c.p. reported less 12% of people taking a.c.t.'s this year are qualified to go to college. that is a disaster for our country. over here. i have a couple of comments that i have made. when you were talking about congress -- first i want to and i ou for being here wish you would come to tulsa. we then the problems that have in congress deal with our leadership. hen our leadership won't allow congress to do some of the things and hear some of the bills that are being heard it is not so much the good men and women we have serving as peop
education. somebody mentioned that. spent $2.6 trillion since the education department was founded there is not one parameter in measure of education success multiple that are worse. thomas jefferson's quote on is this -- he was the father of our modern university system. university of virginia. ou have to have an management to be involved. author e of the authorizes. allow the hrolocal eachers who love the children to make the decisions best for not kids and we are succeeding. today the a.c.p....
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because they marched doors of opportunity in education swung out so their daughters and sons could finally imagine a life for themselves beyond washing somebody else's laundry or shining somebody else's shoes. because they marched, city councils changed and state legislatures changed and congress changed and, yes, eventually the white house changed. (cheers and applause) because they marched, america became more free and more fair. not just for african-americans but for women and latinos, asians and native americans, for catholics, jews and muslims, for gays, for americans with disabilities. america changed for you and for me. and the entire world drew strength from that example. whether it be young people who watched from the other side of an iron curtain and would eventually tear down that wall. or the young people inside south africa who would eventually end the scourge of apartheid. (applause) those are the victories they won, with iron will and hope in their hearts. that is the transformation that they wrought with each step of their well-worn shoes. that's the depth that i-- debt tha
because they marched doors of opportunity in education swung out so their daughters and sons could finally imagine a life for themselves beyond washing somebody else's laundry or shining somebody else's shoes. because they marched, city councils changed and state legislatures changed and congress changed and, yes, eventually the white house changed. (cheers and applause) because they marched, america became more free and more fair. not just for african-americans but for women and latinos,...
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racial divides persist in income, educational achievement, and poverty. question, are we less conscious of race today than in 1963, more conscious of race today, or are things about the same? pat buchanan. >> i think we're probably more conscious right now, john, but i was at the march on washington. i was up there in the lincoln memorial when dr. king gave that address. and it was a moment really when the cresting of the civil rights movement, it was right within the same year after oxford, mississippi, they had the violence down there to keep black students out. george wallace stood in the schoolhouse door. king was a march for jobs and freedom but that didn't produce the civil rights accident. what produced it, john, was the death of john f. kennedy a couple months later when he was assassinated and linden johnson's presidency and building on that movement to pass the civil rights act, and then selma produced the voting rights act. but let me say this john. there was a downside in that decade, too. snick was no longer led by john lewis but h rap brown
racial divides persist in income, educational achievement, and poverty. question, are we less conscious of race today than in 1963, more conscious of race today, or are things about the same? pat buchanan. >> i think we're probably more conscious right now, john, but i was at the march on washington. i was up there in the lincoln memorial when dr. king gave that address. and it was a moment really when the cresting of the civil rights movement, it was right within the same year after...
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hold higher education accountable. under president obama's policies and then a student loan nationalization program tuition is, up almost 30 percent. the problem is president obama and his policies have driven up costs. so at least this is a slightly better system. frankly it is like mcdonald's offering a weight watchers plan. they made these colleges and universities of these. it's better than what they have right now. of the gets a perfect system, and we needed. he's at least talking about tuition and not just interest rates. dennis: with the thing that kills me about this is what president obama is not admitting he is the one by having the federal government overtake the college loan program and push out private lenders entirely, he's the one in his inflating college costs. $407 billion in federally guaranteed easy money loans. people out checking credit ratings. why do we need federal government to issue some rating system? isn't this nothing more than federal pressure to put price controls on tuition? if harvard c
hold higher education accountable. under president obama's policies and then a student loan nationalization program tuition is, up almost 30 percent. the problem is president obama and his policies have driven up costs. so at least this is a slightly better system. frankly it is like mcdonald's offering a weight watchers plan. they made these colleges and universities of these. it's better than what they have right now. of the gets a perfect system, and we needed. he's at least talking about...
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most of the changes won't impact education. it ought to be one of the things that is an opportunity for bipartisan cooperation. >> that relies on an analysis that is sane and what we've seen from republicans in congress so far is that if the president proposes something, even if it is something that should appeal to conservatives, they reflecttivelily have to be against it. we already heard some talk of creeping into federal price controls which doesn't make any sense here but that doesn't matter. let's assume that congress does not act. the transparency piece of this. the more information piece the preds can do on his own providing more information about what schools are good value to students. how much of an impact should that make on our education system. >> that's an open question. it will make choices about where to go to college. i think there's already information a lot of time about trying to get through to students. i think we saw this in the law school market for years and years all of these people would line up to go
most of the changes won't impact education. it ought to be one of the things that is an opportunity for bipartisan cooperation. >> that relies on an analysis that is sane and what we've seen from republicans in congress so far is that if the president proposes something, even if it is something that should appeal to conservatives, they reflecttivelily have to be against it. we already heard some talk of creeping into federal price controls which doesn't make any sense here but that...
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the documentary the revisionaries details how in 2009 the state board of education adopted changes that some say opened the door for creationism or intelligent design. popular science guy bill nye has been unspoken about the teaching of creationism. here he is with big think. >> i say to the grownups, if you want to deny evolution and live in your -- in your world that's completely inconsistent with everything we've observed in the universe, that's fine. but don't make your kids do it. because we need them. we need scientifically literate voters and taxpayers for the future. we need engineers that can build stuff, solve problems. >> since its release last year that video last received about 6 million youtube views and it's generated a response from the group answers in genesis. >> creationists of course are very happy to teach their children about evolution and teach the problems with it and teach their children how to think critically and the difference between historical science and observational science. isn't it interesting how christians aren't frightened to teach their children ab
the documentary the revisionaries details how in 2009 the state board of education adopted changes that some say opened the door for creationism or intelligent design. popular science guy bill nye has been unspoken about the teaching of creationism. here he is with big think. >> i say to the grownups, if you want to deny evolution and live in your -- in your world that's completely inconsistent with everything we've observed in the universe, that's fine. but don't make your kids do it....
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what a tragedy for higher education. for subparula education. thank you. coming up in about 45 minutes, the randolph institute hosts a panel discussion concerning this 50th anniversary of the march on washington. naacprs include a former activist. along with julian bond, the cofounder of the student nonviolent were knitting committee, and the reverend jesse jackson. but first, president obama from earlier today on education policy. this is about 40 minutes. [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2013] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] >> hello, buffalo! hello, bulls! well, it is good to be back in buffalo, good to be back in the north. i want to begin by making sure we all thank silvana for the wonderful introduction. give her a big round of applause. her mom and dad are here somewhere. where are they? i know they're pretty proud. there they are right there. give mom and dad a big round of applause. a number of other people i want to acknowledge here -- first of all, our secretary of education, arne duncan, who's doing a g
what a tragedy for higher education. for subparula education. thank you. coming up in about 45 minutes, the randolph institute hosts a panel discussion concerning this 50th anniversary of the march on washington. naacprs include a former activist. along with julian bond, the cofounder of the student nonviolent were knitting committee, and the reverend jesse jackson. but first, president obama from earlier today on education policy. this is about 40 minutes. [captions copyright national cable...
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you have educational discrimination. the roots are still there though we ripped off the top of the weed. >> how much of it is a problem inside and how much of it is an outside problem? >> i think it's all mixed up. like what i was saying, i never know whether it's education first or jobs first because public schools, what to you see? somebody moves to a neighborhood, the public schools are good and therefore the neighborhood gets better. one thing they're doing at dunbar now which is exciting, this week they opened a $122 million new version of the school with the idea of trying to look to the past success of dunbar to help the kids who are there now think about their own future and what they've done is made the school really available to that community. >> okay. let's get people to read the book. >> please do. >> that's the important thing. we kpaecan't do it in five minu. "first class: the legacy of dunbar." what a great book and author. thanks so much, alison, for getting our minds into this. we have to keep them in t
you have educational discrimination. the roots are still there though we ripped off the top of the weed. >> how much of it is a problem inside and how much of it is an outside problem? >> i think it's all mixed up. like what i was saying, i never know whether it's education first or jobs first because public schools, what to you see? somebody moves to a neighborhood, the public schools are good and therefore the neighborhood gets better. one thing they're doing at dunbar now which...
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>> daisy half stir retired educator. given more whites -- then were born and this is what the media is saying. do you see politics in america moving towards the david roeder changing of the guard philosophy class. .. >> it is affecting people's attitus as they enter the political process, and i believe at this point, the democrats believe that that will work to their advantage, but as i said, these things are organic, and just as bill clinton kind of rethought and redefined the democratic party after three consecutive losses during the reagan and first bush presidencies, there may be a republican on the horizon who will similarly do that and be able to capture the imagination of his or her party, and then win in the national election. it's what keeps people like me going. [laughter] [applause] >> thank you, all, very much. [applause] >> up next on booktv, arguing the american media aided in the re-election of president barack obama saying the media was consistently critical of the republican party and the nominee, mitt r
>> daisy half stir retired educator. given more whites -- then were born and this is what the media is saying. do you see politics in america moving towards the david roeder changing of the guard philosophy class. .. >> it is affecting people's attitus as they enter the political process, and i believe at this point, the democrats believe that that will work to their advantage, but as i said, these things are organic, and just as bill clinton kind of rethought and redefined the...
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anyone that wants higher education can get it. the problem is the economy can't absorb college graduates, so you wind up with a lot of people in jobs in which they're overqualified, saddled with massive debt. whose fault of that? the fault of the current system is totally reliant on the federal government. does he know what decade this? is it could have been given in 1955, this speech. >> bret: what about the politics, this bus tour, going to syracuse, slipping in the speech about republicans and -- >> it's great politics. first of all, the campaign never ends. what's he running for exactly? people are upset. i have a daughter going to college tomorrow actually. i'm upset, like every parent is, about the cost of it. i am. everybody is upset about it. so if the president is promising some sort of palliative action, people are for it. >> bret: charles. >> >> if you're not good at governing, great at campaigning, what do you do? campaign. >> bret: you're smiling. that's all we have. that's all i have is a smile. that's what kirsten s
anyone that wants higher education can get it. the problem is the economy can't absorb college graduates, so you wind up with a lot of people in jobs in which they're overqualified, saddled with massive debt. whose fault of that? the fault of the current system is totally reliant on the federal government. does he know what decade this? is it could have been given in 1955, this speech. >> bret: what about the politics, this bus tour, going to syracuse, slipping in the speech about...
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this is obamacare for higher education. i'm out on this with. with the colleges delivering which determine or don't. that's political football. there is no reason why colleges sticker cost should go up four times the rate of inflation. you will see a push of three years instead of four year, doing more online and push for schools that teach you a trade that you can use right away and get and earn a real living. >> or go to cheaper community college for the first two years. morgan, here is the other thing, too. when you think about it, we do in california, the to big- what do you think of this? two of california's biggest public universities in 2011, the tuition costs jumped by, you know, 21%. they are sitting on $7 billion in endowment combined. what do you make of that? >> we have to be careful how we break down the government aid. on the federal level, we have increase of college student from the state level. we have seen numbers scale back. it's iortant to not make this, you know, college aid, college tuition rising because of the got aid. i
this is obamacare for higher education. i'm out on this with. with the colleges delivering which determine or don't. that's political football. there is no reason why colleges sticker cost should go up four times the rate of inflation. you will see a push of three years instead of four year, doing more online and push for schools that teach you a trade that you can use right away and get and earn a real living. >> or go to cheaper community college for the first two years. morgan, here is...
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the authorities he's asking for a structure education because the same time the i.m.f. is telling the government that actually you have to expenditure which includes pay for public sector because. right now when you talk about the public sector. today very poor communities. when the government is spending too much it is crowding out the private sector taking away from detector skilled people who prefer to work for the government or another private sector but also the spending and the boring of the government crowding out capital that could be directed to the private sector so the reform would not happen overnight it's a long term process and probably true you know not hiring new. seven when people retire did you kind of things it's not like you need to get. the workforce into public sector immediately. two thousand and nine when. suddenly the. financial markets on the money. which is. same thing has happened since. this is so in other words you need this town of the i.m.f. to be. able to international marketplace even if it kills your own people. and already the betting
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i'm talking about higher education and finding an interesting job. was. was a skill i deeply appreciate all that you do. so sir and i'm so grateful that you're here. you're a great man you changed people's lives you changed my life and i'll never forget you. all in all i consider myself happy judging by the outcome of my life as a thought but some took a moment of it all my dreams have come true i even have a son now. the only good he ever is not actually his son but his official guardian and the system too. go and wash your hands markie pop. i said i'm surprise you didn't want to become a teacher. they met twelve years ago on a mountain hike to lonely people a deaf and blind professor and a fourteen year old boy who'd run away from home. i felt bored lost at home so it was tough days my parents were divorced but still and i know my mother felt really bad about it but i could feel her grief in the air. it was like an endless feeling of hopelessness for some. it were to perform day i just stroked his hand mumbling to myself my boy. you proper that made him
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jack buckley from the department of education's national center for education statistics and mark schneider, president of the group college measures, is joining us this week for this discussion. commissioner buckley, i want to take you to this headline from the "washington post" in a new series that started just this week with the title -- the tuition is too damn high. what do we know about the cost of tuition these days and how that has gone up in recent years? there is a lot of variation, but one thing common is if you look back over 15 to 20 years, the real cost has gone up across the board just about. so we think probably about half, maybe a little more than half, of undergraduate students are in four having your institutions. about 31% are in public , four-yours, state institutions. we have seen tuitions rise about total.0,000 a year, tuition, fees, room and board, the actual cost of attendance. today, just over $10,000, closer to $17,000 a year now. and if you want to talk through the numbers, this is with four having your institutions. the green line, average total cost for full-time
jack buckley from the department of education's national center for education statistics and mark schneider, president of the group college measures, is joining us this week for this discussion. commissioner buckley, i want to take you to this headline from the "washington post" in a new series that started just this week with the title -- the tuition is too damn high. what do we know about the cost of tuition these days and how that has gone up in recent years? there is a lot of...
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even deeper cuts in education support. you know, that's like eating your corn seed. >> a little home spun which is come from the president there with more to come this hour as the president makes remarks with vice president joe biden in biden's hometown of scranton, pennsylvania. but right now, we want to go to washington and naacp and chairman emeritus julian bond. thank you so much for being here. we want to get into a little bit of the politics. i would be remiss if we didn't talk about the march on washington, the 50th anniversary coming up this weekend on into wednesday. as a veteran of that movement, can you give us a big picture where we are 50 years on? >> well, we're on -- i would say about halfway to dr. king's dream if that far. but what he dreamed about hasn't been realized yet. the poll in the "new york times" today shows enormous gasp what white and black people feel about racial progress. it strikes us as a country struggling hard to do the right thing but not succeeding so far. >> what do you guess is behin
even deeper cuts in education support. you know, that's like eating your corn seed. >> a little home spun which is come from the president there with more to come this hour as the president makes remarks with vice president joe biden in biden's hometown of scranton, pennsylvania. but right now, we want to go to washington and naacp and chairman emeritus julian bond. thank you so much for being here. we want to get into a little bit of the politics. i would be remiss if we didn't talk...
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education. some of the news coming out of this event says that the president is going to propose a new system for rating colleges. there is a reaction coming in negatively from academia. the speech will happen at 11:00 -buffalo.ime at suny it will be on our companion network c-span 2. education will be the topic of today's town hall meeting peter and we will look at the status of primary education. that is at 7:30 p.m. eastern tonight. here is a brief look at our .rogramming >> 237 years after our finding -- after our founding, we have a fork in the road. we have educational freedom in the form of school choice. on the other side, we have the greatest push from washington in common core stations -- standards. milton friedman was the father of the school choice movement. the school choice movement was under the idea that educational opportunity, giving parents the ability to move their children out of the zip code confined areas would allow competition and allow greater opportunity. we have seen
education. some of the news coming out of this event says that the president is going to propose a new system for rating colleges. there is a reaction coming in negatively from academia. the speech will happen at 11:00 -buffalo.ime at suny it will be on our companion network c-span 2. education will be the topic of today's town hall meeting peter and we will look at the status of primary education. that is at 7:30 p.m. eastern tonight. here is a brief look at our .rogramming >> 237 years...
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i would like to see the president focus on education, tax policies, and frankly, getting rid of obama care so people will hire again and blacks can have jobs and not supporting amnesty. >> he does have three years to work on some of the other issues. thanks to both of you for your time. appreciate it. >>> and still to come, a shocking punishment. a montana teacher receives a 30-day prison sentence for raping a teenage student. the victim's mother is outfront, next. for pain and swelling? apply cold therapy in the first 24 hours. but not just any cold. i only use new thermacare® cold wraps. targettemp technology delivers a consistent, therapeutic cold to stop pain and start healing. new thermacare® cold wraps. a better way to treat pain. like carpools... polly wants to know if we can pick her up. yeah, we can make room. yeah. [ male announcer ] ...office space. yes, we're loving this communal seating. it's great. [ male announcer ] the best thing to share? a data plan. at&t mobile share for business. one bucket of data for everyone on the plan, unlimited talk and text on smart phones
i would like to see the president focus on education, tax policies, and frankly, getting rid of obama care so people will hire again and blacks can have jobs and not supporting amnesty. >> he does have three years to work on some of the other issues. thanks to both of you for your time. appreciate it. >>> and still to come, a shocking punishment. a montana teacher receives a 30-day prison sentence for raping a teenage student. the victim's mother is outfront, next. for pain and...